Eyeglass and spectacle mounting.



J. F. SALLEE.

EYEGLASS AND SPECTACLE MOUNTING APPLICATION FILED APR. 14. I916.

1,242,599. Patented bin. 9,1917.

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JUNIUS F. SALLEE, OF LITCI-IFIELI), ILLINOIS.

Application filed April 14, 1916. Serial No. 91-,178.

To all whom it may concern: p

Be it known that I, JUNIUS F. SALLEE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Litchfield, county of Montgomery, in the State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eyeglass and Spectacle Mountings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for connecting the lenses employed in eye glasses and spectacles and has for its principal object the provision of a simple, durable and inexpensive article of the character described which may be quickly and securely attached without weakening the lenses.

In the accompanying drawing, where like numerals refer to like parts throughout, Figure 1 is a perspective of the complete device with one lens attached and the other detached in order that the following description may be better understood; Fig. 2 a top plan view; Fig. 3 a plan sectional view along line AB of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 an end elevation; Fig. 5 a perspective of the blank from which a portion of the mounting is formed; Fig. 6 a sectional view along line CD of Fig. 7; Fig. 7 a perspective of the blank shown in Fig. 5 after being acted upon by certain dies, as hereinafter described; and Fig. 8 a sectional view along line EF of Fig. 7. I

In carrying my invention into practice, 1' stamp out the pattern shown in Fig. 5 from sheet gold or other suitable metal and it will be observed that the same comprises a disk 1 from either side of which project arms 2 and 3 terminating in lugs or guards 4, 5. This step having been completed, dies are then employed to form a small shoulderv 6 in the center of disk 1 as shown in Fig. 5; to turn upward the edges of said disk as at 7 in Fig. 6; and to cup the surface of said lugs so as to give them the concavo-convex formation shown in Fig. 8. Finally, the opposite halves of disk 1 are bent upward and brought into juxtaposition as shown in Fig. 1, and a shoulder 8 is formed by a bend in arm 3 adjacent to lug 5 so that lateral and vertical adjustment of the latter may be readily effected without loss of tension.

Two of the articles produced by the foregoing operations are then connected by soldering thereto the nose-piece 9 which is likewise formed of thin sheet gold and therefore possesses a degree of resiliency in dis- Specification of Letters Patent.

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tinction .to the rigid nose-piece now commonly employed, and by reference to Fig. 3 it will be noted that the opposite ends of this element are re-bent so as to form spring-' coils l0 and 11 and that its extremities 12 and 13 serveas grips for, the fingers whereby the lugs 4 and 5 may be spread apart for placing the glasses upon the'nose.

The engagement of the lenses is effected by cutting'a small notch li in the edge thereof and a shallow groove 15 on both sides of the lenses a short distance back of said notch as. shown in Fig. 1 and thengently forcing the portion thus cut between the juxta-posed halves of disk 1, whereupon shoulder 6 enters said notch and the sharp edges 7 of said disk spring into said groove thus locking the lens firmly against all movement. This means of attachment is, of course, applicable not only to nose glasses, but to spectacle lenses as well.

The advantages of constructing the above described mounting from sheet gold in distinction torolled gold or gold wire as now generally employed lies in the fact that thereby the mounting is rendered flexible and resilient which tends to prevent breakage of the lenses should the glasses be accidentally dropped upon the ground, and it should further be noted that by enlarging or contracting spring-coils l0 and 11 with a pair of forceps the optometrist is enabled to adapt a large mounting to a small nosebridge or vice versa and, therefore, need not carry in stock an assortment of various sizes.

A further advantage resides inthe con cave formation of the inner'surface ofthe lugs or guards 4 and 5 as when these are set against the nose the flesh protrudes into the cavities and a more or less perfect vacuum is thus created which serves to retain the glasses firmly in place.

7 Finally it may be pointed out that while I have described nose-pieces formed separately and connected to the other elements by the use of solder, yet I do not purpose to limit myself to this construction and may stamp out the entire structure from. sheet metal at one operation.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent v 1. An eyeglass mounting comprising 7 members adapted to secure the lenses, a bow inwardly from said members above and below said bow adapted to engage the bridge and lower portion of the nose, and springcoils foaned in said now disposed at a right angle to the rear face of each lens, the ends" of said bow projecting beyond the plane of the lenses and affording means for spreading said arms.

2. An eyeglass mounting comprising members adapted to secure the lenses, a bow connecting said members, arms extending inwardly from said members above and below said bow adapted to engage the bridge and Lower portion of the nose, and springcoils formed in said bow disposed at a right angle to the rear face of each lens, the ends of said bow projecting beyond the plane of the lenses and affording means for spreading said arms, and a shoulder formed in each of the upper arms substantially as described 3. An eye glass mounting comprising, in

combination with a pair of lenses, members adapted to engage the sides of the nose, a bow connecting said members, a notch formed in the periphery of each lens, a groove adjacent to and encircling said notch, and devices upon said mounting adapted to engage said notch and groove to lock the lenses in position.

4. An eyeglass mounting comprising, in combination with a pair of lenses, members adapted to engage the sides of the nose, a bow connecting said members, a notch formed in the periphery of each lens, a

groove adjacent to and encircling-said notch,

and devices formed integral with said mem- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, I). 0. 

